2007 YAMAHA YZFR1 Complaints

THE 2007 YAMAHA R1, STALLS FOR NO REASON AT ALL AND IN 2ND GEAR AT 5500 RPMS THERE IS A HUGE LAG AND IT ALSO OCCURS AT 50 MPH, AND WITH SPEED ERROR THAT IS USUALLY ASSOCIATED W/MOTORCYCLES, THAT MEANS THAT WERE ROUGHLY GOING ABOUT 45 MPH, WHICH IS THE EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS IN CALIFORNIA AND IF WE NEED TO ACCELERATE FOR ANY TYPE OF EMERGENCY SITUATION, IT TAKES THE BIKE 3-4 SECONDS BEFORE IT RESPONDS AND STARTS ACCELERATING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. AND I OWN 2 OF THESE MOTORCYCLES AND WILL BE DOING 2 SEPARATE COMPLAINTS AS WELL.*AK

THE 2007 YAMAHA R1, STALLS FOR NO REASON AT ALL AND IN 2ND GEAR AT 5500RPM THERE IS A HUGE LAG AND IT ALSO OCCURRS AT 50 MPH, AND WITH SPEEDO ERROR THAT IS USUALLY ASSOCIATED W/MOTORCYCLES, THAT MEANS THAT WERE ROUGHLY GOING ABOUT 45 MPH, WHICH IS THE EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS IN CALIFORNIA AND IF WE NEED TO ACCELERATE FOR ANY TYPE OF EMERGENCY SITUATION, IT TAKES THE BIKE 3-4 SECONDS BEFORE IT RESPONDS AND STARTS ACCELERATING. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. AND I OWN 2 OF THESE MOTORCYCLES AND WILL BE DOING 2 SEPARATE COMPLAINTS AS WELL.*AK

I JUST BOUT A NE 2007 YAMAHA R1 A FEW WEEKS AGO. THIS WAS ONE OF THE WORST PURCHASES I MADE DO TO THE BAD LAG THAT THIS BIKE HAS.. FROM WHAT I MINE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE DOING IT. JUST NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. I ALREDY TOLD THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT BUT THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE MANUFACTURE.R. *AK

I HAVE A 2007 YAMAHA R1.JUST GOT IT 2 WEEK AGO.AND I WAS RIDING ABOUT 50MPH AND TRY TO PASS A CAR AND HIT THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPEN,NO RESPONCE ALMOUST GOT HIT BY A CAR ON THE PASS BECOUS THERE WAS NO RESPONCE ON THE GAS.SO I TRY THE SAME SPEED AGEN WITH NOBODY AROUND AND IT HAPPEN MORE TIME.I CALL THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I GOT THE BIKE FROM AND THEY DONT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT SO THEY SAY.THE BIKE HAS 91MILS ITS BRAMD MEW BUT I PAY $12,000 AND THATS WHAT I GET THATS NOT RIGHT AND ALMOUST GOT KILL TOO.AOMWBODY HAS TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE THERES SOMEBODY GET HEART. *AK

2007 YAMAHA R1 MOTORCYCLE HAS A PROBLEM! THE ENGINE CUTS OUT AT AROUND 5500 RPM. IF YOUR AT THIS RPM AND OPEN THE THROTTLE IT WILL NOT RESPOND AT ALL FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN IT WILL TAKE OFF. I FOUND THIS TO BE VERY DANGEROUS. IT ALMOST COUSED AN ACCIDENT.*AK

IF I TWIST THE THROTTLE AT AROUND 5500 RPM (MORE OR LESS) THERE SEEMS TO BE A LACK OF POWER OR THROTTLE LAG. IT TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE THE BIKE ACCELERATES LIKE IT WAS DESIGNED TO. THIS ONLY HAPPENS IN 2ND GEAR @ 5500 RPM.

AFTER STEADYING THE THROTTLE IN SECOND GEAR, AT 5500 RPM, 48 MPH, AND THEN APPLYING THROTTLE, THE MOTORCYCLE, DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY, AND LAGS SEVERELY. THE LAG IS SO SEVERE THAT A RIDER RUNS THE RISK OF BEING HIT FROM THE REAR, ESPECIALLY IN A TRAFFIC SITUATION, WHEN MERGING FOR EXAMPLE. THROUGH GENERALIZED RESEARCH, I HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM CAN BE RECREATED ON ANY US VERSION 2007 YAMAHA R1 MOTORCYCLE. THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE RECREATED ON A DYNOMETER. CHANGING THE GEARING, EXHAUST, PCIII, AND OR IGNITION MODULE DOES NOT CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA YZFR1. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 52 MPH IN SECOND GEAR THE VEHICLE HAD A LOSS OF POWER. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONTACT THIS WAS A NATURAL OCCURRENCE, AND IT WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY STATED THE SAMETHING. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 3500 MILES. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 YAMAHA MOTORCYCLE YZF-R1. WHEN THE MOTORCYCLE IS IN 2ND GEAR AND AT 5500 RPMS, THE MOTORCYCLE HESITATES FOR APPROXIMATELY 3-4 SECONDS WHEN HE TRIED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE MOTORYCLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1 MILE, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 743 MILES.

THE ELETRONIC THROTTLE (FLY BY WIRE) SYSTEM HAS A DANGEROUS LAG @5500 RPM IN 2ND GEAR. IF YOU DRIVE IN 2ND GEAR AT 5500 RPM FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE, THE MOTOR DOESN'T RESPOND AS IT SHOULD. IT VERY SLOWLY ACCELERATES. THIS IS REPRODUCIBLE EVERY TIME.